On this page, you can read the latest news from and about the campus: stories about partnerships, new projects, companies and initiatives on and around the campus.
The Groningen-based startups IMChip, founded by Prof. Dr. Tamalika Banerjee of the University of Groningen, and MimeCure, led by Prof. Dr. Erik Frijlink and Dr. Luke van der Koog, have made it into the top 10 of the national Academic Startup Competition. This recognition places them among the most promising academic startups in the Netherlands. This spring, members of both startups will join a trade mission to Silicon Valley with ScaleNL.
Attention campus community! Especially for you, in preparation for the first edition of the Half Marathon Groningen, powered by Campus Groningen on Sunday, May 25th, we are organizing free running clinics. Want to prepare optimally? Seize this unique opportunity to train with Bram Buigel, top athlete from Groningen, Dutch Champion in the 800 meters in 2023! He also studied at Zernike Campus and knows the campus well. Bram will be joined by Nik Lemmink, winner of the Groningen 4 Mile in 2024, for these clinics.
An article was published about the Half Marathon powered by Campus Groningen, which will take place for the first time on Sunday, May 25! Amber van der Schaaf, Communications & Community Manager at Campus Groningen, and Angelo Fornerino from DNV share their thoughts on this exciting event.
In the March edition of the Groninger Ondernemers Courant (2025), an article was published about the startup Fused Button Battery, a collaboration with the University of Groningen, the UMCG, and TU Delft.
Future Tech Ventures in the spotlight in Dagblad van het Noorden. Read the full article by Richold Brandsma, published today in the Dagblad.
Proud of the new start of EV Biotech, an innovative resident of Campus Groningen. With a renewed vision and strategy, EV Biotech is ready to transform the future of biotechnology under the guidance of RUG Ventures.
Opus Cactus, a pioneering startup based at Campus Groningen, is redefining sustainability through the cultivation of the Opuntia cactus. "What if a single plant could tackle some of the world's biggest problems?" asks Sotirios Pilafidis, Head of Research and Development at Opus Cactus. This question drives the company’s mission to use this highly resilient cactus for food, feed, and bioenergy solutions, while actively contributing to regenerative agriculture, decarbonization, and the fight against climate change.
Exciting news for Cortalix, the newest campus resident at Innolab Agrifood! This Groningen-based biotech start-up has received a €1 million investment from Future Tech Ventures, the Rabobank Innovation Loan, and various grants to accelerate the development and commercialization of its single-domain antibody technology. With the investment in Cortalix, Future Tech Ventures proudly adds its sixth start-up to its portfolio since its launch. The official investment moment took place last week at the Zernike Campus.
MIND officially opened its doors on Friday, February 14th at Campus Groningen in Startup City. MIND, part of the Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) of Defense, was established with a clear mission: to accelerate innovation through collaboration with the region and businesses. Leading as the innovation manager for MINDbase North is Marnix Modderman, who works with a small team to scout groundbreaking technologies for Defense. "MIND stands for Military Innovation by Doing," explains Marnix. "Our goal is simple: not just to embrace innovation, but to implement it."